Nursing home trade groups and providers argued on Monday, October 17, that the ban of mandatory arbitration clauses in cases of patient harm put forward by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) violates the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and could cause “irreparable harm.” The new rule written by the CMS would prevent nursing homes … [Read more...]
Abuse Continues to Be an Issue in Nursing Homes
For years advocates of the elderly and disabled have called on the Federal government to increase protections for those who depend on nursing homes for care. Now the government is set to release a new set of rules pertaining to nursing homes, but according to a new opinion piece in the New York Times the proposed Federal regulations do not go far … [Read more...]
